FMCSA Waives Regulations that Includes PVS CDL Holders in Response to COVID-19

Due to the COVID-19 national emergency, there is a high public need for transportation professionals. In response, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), recently announced a waiver from certain...

MVS Updates: Mercedes First Article Testing Concerns, CBD Impacts on Drug Testing & DOT Clearinghouse for Drug & Alcohol Testing Violations

Just two months into the new year, and the Motor Vehicle Service Craft Division has been hard at work with several updates for the membership. Of primary issue are the Department of Transportation’s changes impacting MVS Operators with Commercial...

FMCSA - DOT Disputes Resolved

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  The APWU and Postal Service’s history regarding the Service’s decision to follow Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Department...

Good Contract, Good Jobs

(This article first appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine) ​ Motor Vehicle Service members are joining in the fight, protecting the craft, and demanding proper pay and work rules during the APWU’s...

FMCSA Revises its Regulations on Insulin-Treated Diabetes Mellitus

(This article first appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of the American Postal Worker magazine)  By MVS Division Director Michael O. Foster In a significant change to Department of Transportation (DOT) rules, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

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